Today, Ryujin turned 21 years old. ITZY is a South Korean pop girl group, formed under the JYP agency. The group includes Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryoung, and Yuna. Ryujin and these girls debuted on February 12th, 2019 by releasing their first single album, It’s Different.
Today, one of the members of the group, Ryujin, celebrated her birthday by connecting with her fans through Instagram.She came live on Instagram. She was wearing a cute multi-color striped top and paired it with Jean as her bottom. Her Instagram story was filled with birthday wishes from her group’s fandom, called MIDZY. The other members of the group wished her well by posting stories on Instagram.
Let’s take a look at Ryujin’s activities.
About Ryujin
Shin Ryujin was born in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, on April 17, 2001. She is the main rapper, lead dancer, and sub-vocalist of the group Itzy. She was only 17 years old and a minor when she debuted under the JYP agency.
She went viral for her iconic shoulder dance in their third song, Wannabe. She is often called the tomboy of the group, as she likes to style herself in more comfortable clothes rather than fancy clothes. The fans address her and admire her for being savage to their haters while being kind and funny to their fans. She is also officially known as “the center”, because of her distinctive yet beautiful face and body proportions.
According to a survey, Shin Ryujin is the third-most-popular member of the group. Yeji is in the first place, and Lia ranks in second place for popularity in the group. She is often compared with the South Korean actress, Han So-hee, because of their soft facial features. She is friends with Hyunjin of Stray Kids and Dreamcatcher’s Jiu.
Pre-debut Activities of Ryujin
Ryujin’s scouting for JYP’s music label is an interesting story, as she was actually at the fan meeting for the popular group GOT7. She was also a contestant on JTBC’s MIXNINE in the year 2017. But she didn’t get a chance to debut in the girl group, as they lost to the boy group. She gained enormous popularity after people came to know that she was featured in BTS’s Love Yourself highlight reel.
She acted as the love interest of the main dancers of BTS, Jhope, and Jimin. She also appeared on the STRAY KIDS’ survival show. The group Stray Kids is also under the JYP music label.Due to her powerful stage presence and charisma, she was offered to join as a trainee at the YG music label by the CEO of the YG agency itself. But she wanted to stay with the JYP agency and had successfully debuted under JYP. She was trained for four years to debut in the group Itzy.
Current activities
Within three years of its debut, the group has gained worldwide popularity and become the ambassador for world-renowned fashion and technology brands. The group has been announced as the global ambassadors for the beauty brand MAYBELLINE for the year 2021.
They are the first K-pop act to become brand ambassadors of this beauty brand. They have also partnered with the fashion brand Burberry, and they frequently post photos of themselves modeling for the brand. They were also appointed as the ambassadors of the car company, KIA, for the year 2019.
Itzy has already been appointed as the ambassador for more than ten popular brands. These girls are achieving many great things as a group and also as solo artists. They also released their latest album, “VOLTAGE,” on March 23, 2022.
